Laura Marling
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A favourite of John Peel and Laura Marling, Nina Nastasia gave up music as she endured a controlling partner and botched drug therapy – then even greater tragedy struck. After 12 years away, she returns with a tough, beautiful album
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Best music of 2020The 50 best albums of 2020: the full listOur countdown is complete, topped by a mercurial work of sprawling invention by a woman who has dug deep to survive. Taken as a whole, these choices contain drama, solace, poetry and fire, a fitting selection for a turbulent year
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The writer and podcaster on Nick Cave’s sage advice, growing up with Laura Marling and the lure of life-changing noodles
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Folk-soul singer wins £25,000 prize on third attempt for the album Kiwanuka, described by the Guardian as one of the best albums of the past decade
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4 out of 5 stars.Kitty Empire's artist of the weekLaura Marling live at Union Chapel review: up close and virtualThis taut, live-streamed gig showcased the lone singer-songwriter’s dexterity and reserve to perfection
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The singer played ticketed livestreams from an (almost) empty church to brighten up lockdown. We took up a lonely pew to see if it could match the real thing
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The Observer’s critics recommend the best new arts shows to enjoy on TV, on the radio and online
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There’s shaken-up pop from Rina Sawayama, searching rap by J Hus and Jay Electronica, and invention everywhere from KeiyaA’s soul to Beatrice Dillon’s electronics
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She released her seventh album, Song for Our Daughter, early and is organising guitar lessons during Covid-19, but she joined us to discuss books, heartbreak and introversion
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The singer-songwriter on Greta Gerwig, an intimate podcast – and what she’s binge-watching in lockdown
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4 out of 5 stars.Alexis Petridis's album of the weekLaura Marling: Song for Our Daughter review – the intimate album we needWritten to an imaginary child about ‘what it is to be a woman in this society’, the singer’s seventh album is alternately intimate, sneering and sad, and lavished with gorgeous melodies
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4 out of 5 stars.Lump have invented a dancing yeti to convey their ideas, but it’s not irritating: rather it twinkles and sparkles
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The New Rules singer caps her breakthrough year with the most nominations at British music’s biggest awards ceremony
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St Vincent tops our countdown of this year’s most outstanding sounds, from complex rap to moody rock, alt-R&B, inventive grime and more
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A Guardian analysis of the UK’s live music line-ups shows just how male-dominated the music industry is. Laura Marling and Emmy the Great discuss the many barriers blocking women’s progress
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Manchester and Glasgow host the Glastonbury-headlining alt-rock heroes, while the prolific transatlantic troubadour makes her way to Tyneside
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